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Icedragon4405

Icedragon4405
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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 18, 2023 at 8:55 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 17, 2023 at 1:54 p.m.
Thread: Best Lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Icedragon4405</b></div><div>So you do have a point but my problem is ok they don’t want these guys but don’t lose them for nothing, the vrana trade was awful even if Mantha would have kept performing the way he did in Detroit it still would have been awful that trade was really bad and Vrana was good same with Sprong look at how he was with the caps during the short season and how he is now with the Kraken and all they got for him was rental Mojo who is often not doing much and then just randomly shows up. If they don’t want to utilize those high skill one-way players that’s one thing but they need recognize their value when they give them away</div></div>

Obviously Bmac knows more about Vrana issues than we ever will but moving him out and a bad contract was worth it to him to take a bit of a loss. I like Mantha and just hope he stays engaged more which is what he has struggled with over his career but he fits in fine with this team.

I don't have a strong opinion on Sprong myself. I am glad we got Johanssen for him because he is always in position, is a real smooth skater, is very good at keeping possession and making the right plays, can play effectively on the PP, and can carry the puck in on said PP. He has fit in perfectly on this team and is having a good year also.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 12, 2023 at 11:53 a.m.
Thread: Best Lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>markykins1</b></div><div>I agree with what you have here but a thought just occurred to me: Are they keeping Eller in to keep his value up so that when it in fact does come time to trade him March 1st, then they can get the most for him? Otherwise if he is often scratched and sitting in the press box all the time it might give teams the impression that he's not worth trading for?...maybe it's a stretch I don't know...</div></div>

If that's the case, I would think they should trade him now. I can't see his value improving from now until the trade deadline, so I think they would try and deal him now in case they can receive any more value by having 40ish games left instead of 20ish games. As much as we want Eller gone to improve the team, I think MacLellan fears breaking up the locker room by trading Eller, so I can't see him getting traded, and the best fans will probably get will be having Eller possibly scratched.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 11, 2023 at 11:10 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 11, 2023 at 9:05 a.m.
Thread: Lines on Friday
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Smitty426</b></div><div>Holtz on the bottom line is useless. Zetturland's heavy play is suited much more for the 4th line.
I think they are in a weird spot. They have depth which aloud them to win in Car. But also they need some more heaviness to them. I think if they make the playoffs this will become very apparent. Next year Haula is gone, I think Tatar too. I think All of your scratches are used for a trade for a power forward. I think Blackwood is moved or allowed to walk.</div></div>

I agree heavily on Holtz. He's setup to fail on that 4th line. He doesn't play anything like the other two. I too would much rather see Zetterlund on the 4th line and Holtz on the 1st and let him either prove to be a thing or a bust, but don't just walk him into being a bust by expecting a big time shooter to be a two-way guy on a counter attack fourth line...

As much as I did not like Zacha, the 3C spot is the most crucial to me to become a deeper group and get that line going (that being if you consider any McLeod line the 4th). I just am not confident in Haula enough to be satisfied, but I don't know if Mercer is a 3C as much as love his grind. We have been relying on Boqvist there and it's be disappointing UNTIL last night.